Wednesday, October 31, 2001

 

I'm not the only one

From the looks of my counter stats for the last couple of days, it seems I'm not the only one concerned with the way the traditional media is handling news in today's new world. People have come here after searching for censorship views and newspapers in today's society. Sure, those are only two people, but it shows me there's a trend toward questioning the news coverage we're spoon fed by the traditional media.

That's a good thing considering what we're being fed. While The Today Show gave us tips on how to put together a haunted house at the last minute airplanes were being detained in San Francisco and Seattle because of fears that someone aboard might be carrying anthrax. Both flights were released after the anthrax scare proved to be unfounded. But still, why wasn't it on The Today Show?

Why haven't we heard much about the 20 beef cattle who died of anthrax in Santa Clara County, California? Anthrax spores, which can lie dormant in the soil for half a century or more, are widespread in California's rangeland, according the San Francisco Chronicle. Well OK, whatever you say, but ..... before these deaths, the story says, California had just 10 reported cases in the past decade. Doesn't anyone else find this too much of a coincidence?

I don't really know what to think about the media anymore. Obviously, there's information out there and people are printing it. It's just a matter of finding it. I'm not sure what I think about television news anymore either. Are they censoring? Or are they simply trying not to jump the gun on certain stories. One thing I am sure of is the Internet has been a godsend to people searching for more news.

posted by Anne 10/31/2001 10:51:00 AM